TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, WEATHER: Thursday, with Seahawks

6:01 AM: Good morning! It’s Thursday, December 15th. If you’re heading through the stadium zone this afternoon/evening, remember that the Seahawks host the 49ers at 5:15 pm.

WEATHER

Sunshine forecast today, high in the low to mid-40s.

TODAY’S TRANSIT STATUS

–Metro is still down buses for repairs – so watch notification channels such as @kcmetroalerts for trip cancellations and route suspensions.

-The West Seattle Water Taxi is down 2 boats again, so it’s reducing service as one boat handles both routes.

-WSF’s Triangle Route remains on its two-boat schedule- check here for alerts/updates.

CLOSURE ALERT

10 pm Friday night to 5 am Saturday morning, the Highway 99 tunnel is scheduled to close.

SPOTLIGHT CAMERAS

New Delridge cameras: As reported Saturday, three have been added; four more are on the way. Besides the one below (Delridge/Genesee), cameras are also up at Delridge/Oregon and Delridge/Orchard.

High Bridge – here’s the camera at the top.

High Bridge – the view from its southwest end (when SDOT points the 35th/Avalon/Fauntleroy camera that way).

Low Bridge: Or nearby, depending on where SDOT points the camera.

1st Ave. S. Bridge: The south route.

Highway 99: Here’s the northbound side at Lander.

All functional city traffic cams can be seen here, most with video options; West Seattle and vicinity-relevant cameras are also on this WSB page … Are movable city bridges opening for vessels? Check the @SDOTBridges Twitter feed.

If you see a problem on the roads/paths/water, please text or call us (when you can do so safely) – 206-293-6302.

ChrisAlki December 15, 2022 (6:36 am)

And Avatar 2 opens today!!!

WSB December 15, 2022 (6:31 pm)

You don’t even have to brave traffic for that – it’s playing at The Admiral!

NW December 15, 2022 (8:37 am)

Am so grateful for the drivers over the years now of the route 50 thru the pandemic, bridge closure and now bus shortage. I could set my clock to that bus thank you so much too all metro bus drivers especially on the route 50!! I have also heard from a few drivers that new hires are up at KC Metro good news.

lucy December 15, 2022 (10:10 am)

This was a very frustrating morning commute. My usual water taxi was canceled, and with all the Metro cancellations, the C line was packed! The metro buses are filthy and dangerous. I cannot understand why the city refuses to make public transportation dependable, safe and clean. And Third Avenue, where the majority of buses run downtown has tents gracing the sidewalks again! It’s incredibly dangerous. Come on Mayor Harrell!

NW December 15, 2022 (11:12 am)

While waiting at my stop this morning saw around 7:30 one of those packed C Line buses and watched more riders board at the stop. Within 5 minutes or less another C Line pulled up nearly empty.
- bill December 15, 2022 (2:23 pm)
  
  The bus bunching phenomenon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_bunching
  - newnative December 15, 2022 (5:18 pm)
    
    on a normal day, that frustrates me to see bus bunching, whether it’s the envy of seeing high-volume routes picking up everyone and no one having to wait long or seeing the empty buses when I have to wait a half hour for my connecting commuter bus. However on days where my routes are wholly cancelled, the bus bunching drives me completely nuts.